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Peer Intervention to Improve Access Among Rural Women Veterans With Psychological Distress and Unmet Social Needs (EMBER)

25 de julio de 2022 actualizado por: Syracuse VA Medical Center

Use of a Peer Intervention to Improve Access Among Rural Women Veterans With Psychological Distress and Unmet Social Needs

This research project will refine and evaluate delivery of a peer-delivered evidence-based intervention to improve perceived access and actual engagement with mental health treatment and social resource service use among rural women Veterans, especially Veterans of color, with psychological distress and unmet social needs.

Descripción general del estudio

Descripción detallada

Not only do rural women Veterans report significant psychological distress (PTSD, anxiety, depression, suicide risk) and social needs (housing, transportation, material insecurity), they also experience substantial barriers accessing services which limits the Veteran Health Administration's (VHA) ability to address their needs. Personalized Support for Progress (PSP) is a virtually delivered intervention in which a Peer Specialist supports Veterans in prioritizing their needs and attaining access to the Veterans' preferred services. This trial is investigating whether PSP with rural women Veterans is associated with improved perceived access and actual engagement to mental health and social resource services, as well as high satisfaction and improved mental health, social needs and function outcomes. Rural women Veterans of color are more likely to be coping with psychological distress and social needs, as well as experiencing barriers to engagement and retention in services. Therefore this trial is designed to ensure that PSP delivery is tailored to increase rural women Veterans of color's acceptability.

The primary study design is a randomized controlled trial of Tailored Referral Information (TR) compared to Personalized Support for Progress (PSP) intervention for rural women Veterans with psychological distress and social needs (Aim 2). Prior to implementing the trial, focus groups and individual interviews will be conducted with women Veterans, Peer Specialists, and providers/stakeholders to determine any needed adaptations to determine any needed adaptations of PSP delivery for rural women Veterans and for PSP implementation in rural primary care clinics (Aim 1).

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Anticipado)

72

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Ubicaciones de estudio

    • New York
      • Syracuse, New York, Estados Unidos, 13210
        • Syracuse VA Medical Center
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos, 77030
        • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

18 años y mayores (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Femenino

Descripción

Aim 1 (Focus groups and interviews with women Veterans, Peer Specialists, and Providers to assess adaptations needed for PSP prior to the intervention trial)

Inclusion Criteria:

Veteran Inclusion:

  • Veteran status (non-Veterans will not be enrolled in this trial)
  • Identifies as a woman or as gender fluid
  • Resides in a rural or highly rural area
  • Psychological distress in the past 6 months as evidenced by a diagnosis in the electronic health record or elevated score on the PHQ-9, GAD-7 and/or PCL
  • At least one social need in the past 6 months on the PRAPARE
  • Ability to communicate in English including reading, writing, hearing, and speaking well enough to complete research and intervention tasks.

Providers Inclusion Criteria:

• Any provider (physician, social worker, therapist, etc. with experience working with rural women Veterans) employed by the VHA

Peers inclusion criteria:

•Any peer specialist employed by the VHA who identifies as a woman or as gender fluid

Veteran Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any Veteran with high suicide or homicide risk and/or evaluated by the PI or another clinician to be clinically unstable
  • Veterans with impairment that would not allow them to engage in study activities including active psychosis, cognitive deficits, severe substance use requiring detoxification (documented in electronic health record or reported by a primary care clinician team member)

Aim 2 (Randomized controlled trial of PSP compared to TR)

Inclusion:

  • Veteran status (non-Veterans will not be enrolled in this trial)
  • Identifies as a woman or as gender fluid
  • Resides in a rural or highly rural area
  • Veteran must reside in Southeastern Texas, Arkansas or Louisiana
  • Psychological distress in the past 6 months as evidenced by a diagnosis in the electronic health record or elevated score on the PHQ-9, GAD-7 and/or PCL
  • At least one social need in the past 6 months on the PRAPARE
  • Ability to communicate in English including reading, writing, hearing, and speaking well enough to complete research and intervention tasks.

Exclusion:

  • Any Veteran with high suicide or homicide risk and/or evaluated by the PI or another clinician to be clinically unstable
  • Veterans with impairment that would not allow them to engage in study activities including active psychosis, cognitive deficits, severe substance use requiring detoxification (documented in EMR or reported by a PACT member)
  • Veterans who have current VA or non-VA peer support engagement (an appointment within the last month and/or additional follow-up scheduled)

Plan de estudios

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Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Cuidados de apoyo
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Único

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Experimental: Personalized Support for Progress (PSP)
PSP includes an initial 60-minute video or phone appointment and then follow-up tailored to the Veteran's preferences. The Peer Specialist guides the Veteran through a card-sorting task to prioritize concerns and then create a personalized care plan. The Peer then provides up to six months of outreach and support to implement the care plan. At the end of the six months, the Veteran and peer review the plan, determine next steps and consider other supports and resources to sustain progress made.
Personalized Support for Progress (PSP) is a Peer Specialist delivered intervention in which a peer supports Veterans in prioritizing their needs and attaining access to the Veterans' preferred services.
Comparador activo: Tailored Referral (TR)
The Tailored Referral (TR) comparator will be comprised of written or emailed information describing resources and contact information for VHA and local social and mental health resources. Examples include information about the appropriate office/person to reach within the local VA or area, help scheduling an appointment, or information for a same-day Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) assessment.
TR consists of detailed resource information and referral, consistent with standard practice.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Change in actual engagement with social resource services and mental health treatment
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
VHA Administrative data will be used to assess face-to-face and digital visits (encounters) along with self-reported number of visits on the Epidemiological Catchment Area Survey (ECA).
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in perceived access to social resource services and mental health treatment
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The Assessment of Perceived Access to Care (APAC) measure will be used to assess perceived access to social resource services and mental health treatment at each time-point with a scale of 1-5 so that higher total scores equals better access.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Veteran satisfaction
Periodo de tiempo: 6 Months (post-intervention) and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Veteran satisfaction will be measures using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8), an 8 item measure of participant satisfaction with services. An overall score is calculated by summing the respondent's rating (item rating) score for each scale item. For the CSQ-8 scores range from 8 to 32, with higher values indicating higher satisfaction.
6 Months (post-intervention) and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in depression symptoms
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in depression symptoms for Veteran participants will be assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9, a self-administered depression scale. The total score can range from 1 to 27 with a higher score indicating more severe depression.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in social needs
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in social needs will be assessed using the Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE), a standardized tool for collecting social determinants of health (SDH) data including socioeconomic and psychosocial characteristics. The total score can range from 0 to 22 with the total cumulative score indicating presence of risk and unmet needs.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in greater perceived progress on needs
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
An adapted version of the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) will be used to assess Veteran perceived progress on needs. The GAS is a functional scale used to measure the extent of progress towards individual goals during the course of an intervention. Each subject has their own outcome measures but they are scored in a standardized way. Scale items are based on current and expected levels of performance.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in functioning
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The Brief Inventory of Psychosocial Functioning (B-IPF) will be used to measure change in functioning. The B-IPF is an 7-item self-report instrument measuring PTSD-related functional impairment in the past 30 days by looking at seven functional domains including romantic relationships, family relationships, work, friendships and socializing, parenting, education, and self-care. Items are scored on a Likert scale from 0 to 6. The B-IPF is scored by summing the scored items to create a total score, dividing the total score by the maximum possible score based on the number of items scored, and multiplying by 100. The B-IPF represents an overall index of functioning, with higher scores indicating greater functional impairment.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in Perception of Quality of Life
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-QOL) measure will be used to assess quality of life (QOL) for each participant in the context of culture, value systems, personal goals, standards and concerns. The scale is scored between 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating a higher quality of life.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Stigma-related beliefs about mental health
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The Endorsed and Anticipated Stigma Inventory (EASI) is a tool for assessing beliefs about mental illness and mental health treatment among Veterans. The scales are scored so that higher scores are indicative of greater stigma.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in perceived stress
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) will be used to measure each participants subjective understanding of their psychological stress level in the past month. Scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in anxiety symptoms
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in anxiety symptoms for Veteran participants will be assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7, a seven-item instrument used to measure the severity of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The total score can range from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating a larger amount of anxiety symptoms.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Change in PTSD symptoms for Veteran participants will be assessed using the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist (PCL-5), a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the 20 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 symptoms of PTSD. For this trial a score of 31 or higher indicates a positive screen for PTSD.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)

Otras medidas de resultado

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Therapeutic alliance
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The Kim Alliance Scale (KAS-R) will be used to assess the quality of the therapeutic alliance between the Veteran and provider along with patient empowerment and satisfaction with the relationship.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Perceived Confidence
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The Perceived Confidence Scale will be used to assess each participants' feelings of confidence in engaging in tasks independently.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
Autonomy Support
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)
The Autonomy Support Questionnaire will be used to assess each participants perceptions of autonomy support from their provider or peer.
Baseline, 6 Months (post-intervention), and 9 Months (3 Months post-intervention)

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Ellen Poleshuck, PhD, Syracuse VA Medical Center
  • Investigador principal: Derrecka Boykin, PhD, Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Publicaciones Generales

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

1 de octubre de 2021

Finalización primaria (Anticipado)

1 de enero de 2024

Finalización del estudio (Anticipado)

1 de octubre de 2024

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

6 de julio de 2022

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

25 de julio de 2022

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

28 de julio de 2022

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

28 de julio de 2022

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

25 de julio de 2022

Última verificación

1 de julio de 2022

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

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Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • H-50334
  • 1652536 (Otro identificador: Syracuse VA Medical Center IRB)

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

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Descripción del plan IPD

Once all data collection is complete and the coded database is finalized, individual participant data (IPD) will be shared according to PI discretion. For instance, IPD may be shared to be used in meta-analyses or other review papers. No identifiable participant information will be shared.

Marco de tiempo para compartir IPD

The data will be available once the database is finalized and will remain available in the future.

Criterios de acceso compartido de IPD

Access to the data can be obtained by emailing the PIs and describing the reason the data is needed.

Tipo de información de apoyo para compartir IPD

  • Protocolo de estudio
  • Plan de Análisis Estadístico (SAP)
  • Informe de estudio clínico (CSR)
  • Código analítico

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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